Table 1: Composition of experimental diets. SRD: Sucrose-rich diet. SRD+C: SRD plus chia seed.

Diet ingredients

SRD

SRD+C

 

% w/w

Corn starch

2.5

-

Sucrose

55.5

55.5

Casein

16.5

7.4

Corn oil

10.5

1.0

Chia seed

-

36.2

Cellulose

10.0

1.0

Methionine

0.3

0.3

Choline

0.2

0.2

Mineral Mix

3.5

3.5

Vitamin Mix

1.0

1.0